Great Irish Revolt

The Great Irish Revolt was a series of wars between the Kingdom of England and its rebellious Irish subjects after 1199. The first phase of the revolt was Ferant Moreton's rebellion in Ulster, which saw the most powerful Moreton nobleman defeat several English armies, including those of his brothers. With only short interruptions caused by peace treaties or truces, Ireland was plunged into decades of war as Ferant Moreton attempted to liberate his island from English rule and carve out an independent kingdom for his family. The revolt was less of an Irish nationalist struggle and more of a rebellion by the powerful Hiberno-Norman Moretons against the more distant Plantagenets of London.